Auto cover



May 11 1926.

w. F. DRAKE AUTO COVER Filed July 24, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gmemtozWilliam .E Drake atbmwug May 11 1926.

I W. F. DRAKE AUTO COVER 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 alibi/mg Patented May 11,1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT orrica.

WELIAM F. PRAKE, OF P'IIII'SIBZLD, COLORADO.

AUTO COVER.

Application filed July 24, 1925. Seriallio. 45,871.

' automobile, upon occasion.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of'devices of that sort to which the;

invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the de-. tails of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that.

changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed maybe made within the scope of what is claimed, with-- out departing fromthe spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figurel shows in side elevation, a deviceconstructed in accordance with the invention, applied to an automobile;Figure 2 is a rear elevation; Figure 3 is a diagrammatictransversesection taken about on the line 3-3 of Figure 1; Figure 4.- isacross section taken on the line 4 -4 of Figure 1; Fi re 5 isa'sectional view showing how the evice is assembled with the fenders;Figure. 6 is a perspective view disclosing the forward member; Figure 7is a perspective view wherein the rear member appears; Figure 8 is aperspective view disclosing a part of the top cover; Figure 9 is aperspective view disclosing the tire cover and baggage cover.

The device forming the subject matter of this application preferably ismade of flexible waterproof material and includesa hood cover 1, shownin detail iii-Figure 6.

The hood cover l comprises an arched body 2, adapted to fit around thehood of an automobile. Combined fender and footboard guards 3 extendlongitudinally of the body 1, at the sides thereof. The forwardportionsof the fender and foot-board ards 3 are connected by reversed bends 4wlth the side ortions of the body 1. The rear parts of. the ender andfoot-board guards 3 are conneeted by angular ofi'sets 5 with the. sideportions of t e body 2. The members -3 ave depending lips 6.

The body 2 fits closely snugly over the hood of an automobile, the bends4 ex-- .tenddownwardly between the sides of the hood and the inner wallsof the front fenders 9, the parts 3 extending across the tops of thefront fenders, and backwardly upon the foot board 10, the offsets 5recelvmg the correspondingly shaped parts of the automobile, and the Ii6 of the parts 3 coactmg with depending an es 8 of the front fenders.9-a ll of which Will be understood readily when Fi re 6 is compared withFigure '1. Separa 1e fasteners 7 con 8; of thefront fen ers 9. Fasteners11 connect the parts 3 with thev foot board 10 and with the frontfenders 9. 'Separable fas teners 12 connect the ofisets 5'with thecorresponding parts of the body .of the automoblle. There is atransverse line of fasteners 14 on the forward end of the body 2.

and these fasteners connect the forward end tween the hood on the onehand and the foot board and the forward fenders on the other hand,

A top cover 16 is provided, the same being shown m detail in Figure 8.The top cover 16 comprises a body 17 equipped along its edges withdepending flanges 18 carrying fasteners 19 adapted to hold the cover 16on the edges of the top of the car, the 'top cover 16 beingtrough-shaped, in cross section. In the event thatthe manufacturer orthe user desires to connect the'top cover. 16

with the rear end-of the hood cover 1, any suitable means may beprovided for carrying out the resultmentioned. If preferred, there maybe de ending straps 20 ion the forward end of t e top cover 16, thestraps 20 being joined detachably to upstanding straps 21 on the rearend of the body 2 of the hood cover 1, by means of buckles 22.

sides 26 which expose the side windows 28 of met the dependin lips 6'with the flanges I The device comprises a combined body and top cover23- wh1ch is shown in, Figure 7, the said cover including a top 24, aback 25 and sides 26, there being openings 27 in the the car, although,of course, considerable latitude is desired at this point, dependingupon the make and construction of the car. The sides 26 of the cover 23are cut away as at 29, the forward portion of the top 24 forming anextension 30 having depending side win 31. The sides 26 of the .cover 23carry fa terally extended curved guards 32 having depending lips 33. Theway in which the cover 23 is mounted on the car will be obvious whenFigure 7 is compared with Figure 1. Fasteners 34 extend upwardly alongthe forward edges of the sides 26, and forwardly along the wings 31, thefasteners 34 serving to hold the sides 26 on the body of the car, and onthe edges of the top of the car. Fasteners 35 connect the back 25 withthe rear ortion of the car. Fasteners 36 connect the ips 33 with thedepending flanges 37 of the rear fenders 38, fasteners 39 connecting theguards 32 with the rear fenders 38, at points adjacent to the sides 26.Referring to F igure 5, there is now a basis in the description for thestatement that all of the fasteners hereinbefore and hereinaftermentioned may be in the form of separable snap fasteners, although thisdetail is not insisted upon. The rear end of the body 17 of the topcover 16 is joined to the forward end of the part 30 by any suitablemeans, for instance, buckles 40 on the top 24, adapted to be engaged bystraps 41 on the rear portion of the body 17 of the top cover 16.

The device comprises a tire and luggage cover 42, shown in detail inFigure 9. The member 42 comprises a back 43 and sides 44, there beingconsiderable slack in the back and in the sides, as shown at 45, so thatluggage may be stowed within the cover 42, it being possible to take outthe slack by means of tightening devices, such as straps and buckles 46,mounted on the back 43 of the cover 42. The lower portions of the sides44 and the back 43 form a depending extension 4'? which is adapted toreceive the tire which is on the rear tire holder. The sides 44 carrylaterally prolonged and rearwardly extending curved guards 48 havingdepending flanges 49, connected by fasteners 50 with the flanges 37 ofthe rear fenders 38, the parts 48 and 32 cooperating to cover the rearfenders. The sides 44 are supplied at their forward edges withoutstandin wings 51 connected by fasteners 52 with t e back 25 of thebody cover 23. Connections 53, such as straps and buckles, connect theupper edge of the back 43 of the tire and luggage cover 42 with the top24 of the body cover 23.

The device, although simple in construction, will be bound to bethoroughly efiicient in yielding and protecting a car. It is to beobserved that the side doors 54 of the car are not covered, it beingossible, therefore. to open these doors rea ily, althou h the doors,too, might be protected if esired. Owing to the fact that the device iscut away, adjacent to the doors 54, the bulk of the device is cut downconsiderably, and it can the more readily be mounted on an automobile.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a. deviceof the class described, a body cover comprising a top, a back and sides,the sides having outstanding curved fender guards, the sides being cutaway at their forward edges to form an extension at the forward end ofthe top, an auxiliary top cover, means for connecting the rear end ofthe auxiliary top cover detachably with the forward end of theextension, and means for holding the body cover on a car.

2. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 1,and further characterized by an arched hood cover located in front ofthe top cover and at a lower elevation than the top cover, andseparable, substantially vertical connections between the rear end ofthe hood cover and the forward portion of the top cover.

3. A device of the class described, constructed as set forth in claim 1,and further characterized by the provision of a tire and luggage coverincludin a back and side, the sides having lateral y extended curvedguards supplemental to the fender ards of the body cover and cooperatingt erewith, and means for joining the luggage and tire cover detachablyto the body cover, the rear portions of the back and the sides of theluggage and tire cover forming an extension for the reception of a tireand tire holder on a car.

In testimon as my own, nature.

that I claim the foregoing have hereto affixed my sig- WILLIAM F. DRAKE.

